mr. brennan. more recently, mr. brennan told congress that the intelligence community did not make use of the so-called steele dossier. it is contradicted by at least two other officials. additionally, mr. brennan has recently leverage his status as a former high-ranking official to make a series of unfounded allegations about this administration. conduct is's inconsistent with access to the nation's most closely held secret. of mr.oadly, the issue --nnan's security clearance such access is inappropriate when former officials have transitioned into highly to validateitions political attack. any access to our nations torets -- i have begin review the access of classified information of government officials. comey,lapper, james michael hayden, susan rice, andrew mccabe, peter struck, lisa page and bruce orff. the security clearances may be revoked and those who have already lost theirs may not be .ble to have it reinstated i will direct appropriate staff to make the necessary arrangements. but that, i will take your qu

mr. brennan directly. concluding unequivocally that agency officials had indeed improperly accessed congressional staffers files. more recently, mr. brennan told congress the intelligence community did not make use of the so-called steele dossier in an assessment regarding the 2016 election. an assertion contradicted by at least two other senior officials in the intelligence community and all of the facts. additionally, mr. brennan has recently leveraged his status as a former high-ranking official with access to highly sensitive information to make a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations while on the internet and television about the ministration. mr. brennan's lying and recent conduct with increasing commentary and consistent with access to the nations most closely held secrets. and facilities. the very him of our adversaries, which is to so division and chaos. the larger question about the practice of former officials maintaining access to our nations most sensitive secrets long after their tim

mr. brennan. i am talking about people like the late george bundy, brent scowcroft, intelligent intellectuals if you will, they served republicans and democrats. they're above the political fray. they should be able to keep their security clearance. mr. brennan has made a decision and it is a free country, he is entitled to do so to basically become a politician. in our free enterprise system, he is being paid and paid well to make provocative statements on television that are very political. >> senator -- >> but let me finish my point, poppy. if mr. brennan repeated in an airport some of the things he said on tv, he would either be in handcuffs or in a straight jacket. and i can't imagine anybody going to mr. brennan for objective analysis of the national security situation. >> what comments do you think would get him arrested in an airport specifically? obviously there's the calling the helsinki summit with putin tantamount to treason, there's the hogwash comment regarding collusion in "new york

mr. brennan. mr. brennan has been an incredibly strong critic of the president for many months now.e a look at a tweet he sent just the other day. it's astounding how often you fail to live up to minimum standards of decency, civility and probity. seems like you will never understand what it means to be president, nor what it takes to be a good, decent and honest person. so disheartening, so dangerous for our nation. sarah sanders also saying that the following officials, former officials now have their security clearance under review. james clapper, james comey, michael hayden, sally yates, susan rice, lisa page, peter strzok, and bruce ohr. bruce ohr currently works at the doj so that would impact how he does his job. no republicans from any republican administration named on that list. sarah sanders was asked directly how the american public can trust that this is not a partisan thing, the president isn't doing this as political retribution for his critics. for example, why isn't michael flynn on that list? after all, the president's former national security advisor pleaded guilt

mr. brennan a narcissistic maniac. he said he was a despicable individual. i remember mr. ennan when he was on the television addressing the media. claimed this -- there is no such thing as islamic radical terrorism and i fell off my chair. i could not believe the guy believed what he was saying and then i found out he was a communist. a card-carrying communist and a convert to the muslim faith. the man is a very mixed up individual. host: where did you gain the last two things? where did you get that from? caller: where did i get what? host: that he was a communist and a man of the muslim faith. caller: that has been known for a long time. he voted for a communist a long time ago. host: let's go to rob in new york, independent line. caller: i agree with your last caller. john brennan is a muslim. he was in charge of the headquarters when he -- in riyadh when he converted. infotook down alex jones' wars. that was totally wrong, so there is more fake news. still up and running. there was a radio station they shut down in texas. host: it was the pirate radio it is known as if

mr. brennan's continued abeing sessto classified information.st, at this point in my administration, any benefits that senior officials might glean from consultations with mr. brennan are now outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behavior. second, that conduct and behavior has tested and far exceeded the limits of any professional courtesy that may have been due to him. mr. brennan has a history that calls into question his objectivity and credibility. in 2014, for example, he denied to congress that cia officials are accessed the computer files of congressional staffers. he told the counsel foreign relations the cia would never do such a thing. the cia's inspector general, however, contradicted mr. brennan directly, concluding unequivocally that agency accessed congressional staffers' files. more recently, mr. brennan told congress that the intelligence community did not make use of the so-called steele dossier in an assessment regarding the 2016 election. an assertion contradicted by at least two other senior officials in th

mr. brennan has a history that calls into question his objectivity and credibility. he said mr. brennan has recently leveraged his status to make a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations, would outbursts on the internet and television about this administration. it's clear that the president is upset, that john brennan has been a detractor of his and pointed out what john brennan believes were inappropriate activities, words and otherwise. as a result of that, it would appear at least from reading the president's statement, as a result of that, this security clearance was revoked. whether revoking a security clearance is a matter that the future would unfold but maybe a sort of warning to others that were speaking about his administration. i guess it's left for us to understand. >> right. a lot of names left on the list. i think that you were pointing this outer earlier. whether it's susan rice, mccabe, comey. a lot of people that have criticized president trump and a lot of people connected early on by the obama administration to the russian investigation and the mueller

mr. brennan's continued access to classified information.ministration, any benefits that senior officials might glean from consultations with mr. brennan are now outweighed by the risk posed by his erratic conduct and behavior. second, that conduct and behavior has tested and far exceeded the limits of any professional courtesy that may have been due to him. mr. brennan has a history that calls into question his objectivity and credibility. in 2014, for example, he denied to congress that cia officials under his supervision had improperly accessed the computer files of congressional staffers. he told the council of foreign relations that the cia would never do such a thing. the cia's inspector general, however, contradicted mr. brennan directly concluding unequivocally that officials had indeed improperlycongressional staffers files. more recently, mr. brennan told congress that the intelligence community did not make use of the so-called steele dossier in an assessment regarding the 2016 election. an assertion contradicted by at least two o

mr brennan has been a fierce critic of the trump administration.cials, who are also opponents of mr trump, is also under review. our north america editorjon sopel is in washington for us tonight. a dramatic move, how has he justified it? the statement that was read out on behalf of the president was that it was because ofjohn brennan's erratic behaviour, wild outbursts and frenzied comment terry but at no point was there any suggestion that mr brennan had disclosed classified information or tried to make money from his security clearance. it is also worth pointing out the other people on the list all have one thing in common, who might in future lose their security clearance, they are also critics donald trump so the question becomes, is this a matter of national security or political, kind of, you mustn't criticise our president? john kerry has come out this evening, the former us secretary of state, and said donald trump is behaving like the ruler of a banana republic. john brennan himself has commentated that this is the action of a despot. one

mr. brennan criticized mr. trump's behavior on twitter. >> mr. ennan's lying and recent conduct characterized by increasingly frenzied commentary is wholly consistent with access to the nations most closely held secrets. >> revoking john brennan security clearance, the trump administration reignited a fierce debate over just how much access former intelligence officials should have two sensitive government information when they leave their posts. sparked new questions about whether this amounted to a trump enemy list. >> i believe mr. trump decided to take this action, as he has done with others, to try to intimidate and suppress any criticism of him or his administration. and revoking my security clearances is his way of trying to get back at me. >> these people are being singled out to have security clearances revoked or in the process of being revoked, it smacks of nixonian type practices. >> the names are a veritable who's who. james comey, susan rice, michael hayden, sally yates, and a host of former and current fai and former fbi officials.

mr. brennan. mr. nvestigation. but, at the same time it was just as president trump was coming into office that he did the briefing and he said and here's the evidence showing them the tots yea that there was collusion between your team and the russians. brian: others on the list going to be reaffirmed perhaps or have those revoked this guy named james comey, comey, struck, page, ohr perhaps and maybe james clapper as well. ainsley: those under review as well. brian sat down with general anthony tata brigadier general and he had this to say. >> john brennanened is a clear and present threat of this nation. he needed to have his access to information revoked. when you look at his track record officially, he oversaw the iran deal and all the intelligence. he manipulated isis intelligence for president obama. he was part of the russian hacking. standing downtown cyber team. the president made the right decision in revoking his security clearance. steve: senator rand paul from the great state of kentucky t

mr brennan has a history that calls into question his objectivity and credibility.sonous after his meeting with russia's president putin. the former cia chief hit back at mr trump in a tweet. he said the president's move was part of a broader effort to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics. he goes on, it should gravely worry all americans, including intelligence professionals, about the cost of speaking out. my principles are worth more than clearances. i will not relent. the white house says others could face the same treatment. they include james comey, the former director of the fbi, sacked by donald trump, who has called the president morally unfit to lead. peter bowes, bbc news. meanwhile, american newspapers have been hitting back at president trump's attacks on the media — in particular his description of the press as the "enemy of the people". hundreds of us newspapers have launched a coordinated campaign stressing the importance of a free press. let's speak to cbs correspondent john schiumo, in new york. is this the us press fighting back, ina sens

mr. brennan. whthat fight comes as the ite house battles on another front, a tell all book by a former aide , and waits to hear the legal fate of former trump campaign chairman paul manafort. we cover it all, next. >> this is "washington week." corporate funding is provided by newman's own foundation, donating all profits from newman's own to charity and nourishing the common good the u.n. foundation, committed to bridging cultural in our communities. the ethics and excellence in journalism foundation. e corporation for public broadcasting. and bytr conutions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: gd evening. president trump increasingly wary of e russia investigation ionched back as he watched members of the natnal security establishment criticize him. he revoked john brennan's security clearance and is considering taking onlyrsccess for ot it is all part of an effort to diminish special counsel robert mueller's probe whi

brennan's clearance. president said he was following through on his threat. he was among the officials who presented evidence to mrfore the inauguration that russia interfered in the 2016 election. speaking to the journal, the president drew a direct connection with brennan and the russia probe. he said i call it a rigged witch hunt. it is a sham. he added, so i think it is something that had to be done. hours earlier, press secretary sarah sanders said he lost this clearance because of wild outbursts on television. >> mr. brennan's lying and recent conduct characterized by commentary is consistent with the access to the nation's closely held secrets. >> how can we not interpret that as getting back? >> the president has a constitutional responsibility to protect classified information and who has access. >> brennan says americans should be worried about efforts to silence critics and suppress freedom of speech, but he says he won't be muzzled. >> it will not affect my speaking out and criticism of mr. trump. i'm going to try to do it in a professional way. i don't know what recourse there is and i'll just take th

brennan told, mr. congress that the intelligence community did not make use of the steele dossier in an assessment regarding the 2016 election. contradicted by two other senior officials in the community. additionally, mr. brennan has recently leveraged his status as a former high-ranking official with access to highly sensitive information to make a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations on the internet and television about this administration. his recent conduct characterized by infringing commentary inconsistent with access to the nations most closely held secret. more broadly, the issue of mr. brennan security clearance raises larger questions about the practice of former officials maintaining access to our nations most sensitive secrets long after their time in government has ended. such access is inappropriate when former officials have transitioned into positions that information. any access granted to our reasons secrets -- this i have begun to review the more general question of the ac

mr. brennan not long ago. he is calling the president's

mr. brennan has demonstrated that that is not the case. he has been entirely political.ed him a butthead and i meant it. he has given the national intelligence committee a bad name. >> harris: oh, so funny. that is john kennedy, and he is plain speaking. defending the president's decision to yank john brennan security clearance. the louisiana republican said that the former cia chief has been too political in his critiques of the president. but brennan and many democrats are saying that it is a president who is playing politics that he is trying to silence his critics. now some power panel. oh, they were quite the big one last time. somebody said bless your heart. lisa boothe is back. a senior for the independent woman's voice, fox news contributor. antoine c wright, democratic strategist and former senior adviser to hillary clinton's presidential campaign. all remarks about that aside to pay >> we still get along. we do not agree. >> so i will let you go first on this. >> so, first of all, the former director for his service to the country, regardless if he is democrat

as you said, mr brennan has on several occasions criticise the president, but he is hitting back at thisis really trying to curtail his right to free speech. in his response to mr trump, he said the move is part of president trumped's broader effort to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics. he said it should gravely worry all americans, including intelligence professionals, about the cost of speaking out. he finishes his tweet by saying my principles are worth far more than clearance. i will not relent. and peter, how important is the security clearance? is ultimately it seems to me that it is more of a symbolic thing than anything else. to some extent it is symbolic. it is certainly traditional, this is how things have been done, with senior officials, the head of the fbi, intelligence officials, have kept that security clea ra nce, officials, have kept that security clearance, largely because if there isa clearance, largely because if there is a situation that requires their advice, the present administration has a problem and perhaps they want to glean some information from a

mr brennan was head of the agency under obama, and mr trump removed his security clearance because ofof unfounded and outrageous allegations" about his administration. mr brennan had criticised the president for attacking a former white house aide who's written a book about her time in the white house. here's john brennan on nbc‘s meet the press. i think this is yet another example of his egregious abuse of power and authority. just because he has the ability to revoke one's clearance doesn't mean that he is doing it for the appropriate reasons. indeed, he violated the process that he himself, his administration put out last year, in terms of the basis for revoking security clearances. so i think it was just designed to distract the press from some of the other things that were going on last week. mr trump's lawyer — and the former mayor of new york city — rudy guiliani, defended the president's decision to remove mr brennan's clearance. brennan made the extraordinary charge that the president was treasonous, and then just said to you, and i commend you for your questioning, that he h

mr. brennan has not been in government for a year and a half.mp people take anything of value from the russians. i have not seen that, that is not a fact. we ought to be worried, but to say the other things we don't know. >> he refers to the 2016 campaign when president trump called openly for russia to go find hillary clinton's e-mails. he says such a public call certainly makes one wonder what mr. trump privately encouraged his advisors to do to win the election. while i had deep insight during the 2016 election, i'm now aware, because of a open and free press, of other suspicious d dali daliences. >> well excuse me, but we don't convict people we have suspicions about. you take them to a court of law and prove it. evidence is closer to a fact and i want to see facts about what trump people got before i convict them. >> will this play into the president's hands? i think it will, but i think it will confuse a very valuable conversation. especially to a community that thinks the they're involved in the investigation, the simple question is i don

mr. brennan, former cia director but current pendant on a local radio station, why would mr. brennan not have told the senate intelligence committee what he saw with respect to russia collusion and other matters? why didn't he make it part of, either his testimony or the information he provided, why did he wait to say that? this isn't about silencing critics, it's a professional courtesy to keep it a extended to someone who is no longer in public service, or to someone who wants to be helpful to the success of the administration. he's proven that he wants to be helpful. >> it's certainly not about silencing. it's >> kellyanne: and mr. clapper had some pretty tough words for mr. brennan as have had some others. >> harris: the president is switching back on a report that his advisors urged him to block president obama's access to intelligence briefings until h.r. mcmaster had to step in. the president tweeted this "fake news, of which there is so much, this time the very tired new yorker falsely reported that i was going to take the extraordinary step of denying intel briefings

cia director john brennan any benefits that senior officials might glean from consultations with mr brennan are now outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behavior traditionally former high ranking u.s. government officials retained their security clearances to enable consultations on pressing issues the white house charges brennan and others are trying to make money off that access profiting from public speaking events through book sales and even as t.v. commentators think donald trump has. the reputation of the office of the presidency brennan has also been a vocal critic of trump on twitter the white house says it's pulling but it's clear it's specifically for contradictory and erroneous testimony before congress alleging he falsely denied the cia had infiltrated senate staff members computers mr brennan has a history that calls into question is objectivity and credibility on twitter brennan responded saying that my principles are worth far more than clearances i will not relent democratic members of congress argue revoking brennan's clearance is a misuse of presidentia

mr. brennan and reviewed the clearances and -- of several other foreign officials. mr. trump cited mr. ennan as among those he held responsible for the investigation, which is looking into whether there was collusion between the trump campaign and the kremlin. mr. trump denied in -- collusion. -- presented evidence to mr. before his inauguration that russia had interfered in the 2016 election. a quote from the president "i collect the rigged witchhunt." "it is a sham and these people led it. i thought something had to be done." in a tweet, mr. brennan had this to say. "this action is brought up a broader effort by mr. trump to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics predate should gravely worry all americans, including intelligence professionals about the cost of speaking out. my principles are worth more than clearances. i will not relent."the wall street journal editorial board saying this about the president's decision, the empty brennan gesture. -- investigating his behavior in , promoting the dossier that past along uncorroborated treaty has been a leading critic of the inves

mr. brennan has gone way over the line in my view and i think restricting his clearance makes sense. robert: others disagree. >> i thought it was just kind of a banana republic thing. i don't like it. robert: as the president considers stripping acss elsewhere, more than a dozen intelligence community leade have signed off on a statement mr.olidarity supporti brennan. that fight comes as the white house battles on another front, a tell all book by a former aide , and waits to hear the legal fate of former trump campaign chairman paul manafort. we cover it all, next. >>hi this is "wton week." corporate funding is provided by newman's own foundation, donating all profits from newman's own to charity and nourishing the common good. the u.n. to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the ethics and excellence in journalism foundation. fothe corporatiopublic broadcasting. and bybs contributions to your p station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, fromto washi moderator robert costa. robert: good evening. president trump increasingly wary of the russia investigation pu

mr. brennan about creating this, following this narrative of a deep state and creating scapegoats.his seems to be much more about local domestic politics than it is anything to do with national security issues as far as i can tell. >> katy, one more example of where these security clearances are valuable right now for retired execs, and that's cybersecurity. one of our only conduits functioning between the public and private sector in cybersecurity are former national security executives who still have a clearance. and the trump team, they are not real strong on cybersecurity. they have gotten rid of the people that work there. >> and it's not like cybersecurity is a threat right now? >> i heard it's a big issue. >> guys, actually just not funny. it's sad. thank you. >> after the break, the woman behind the fame. aretha franklin was more than just an iconic vocalist. her soul was just as powerful as some of her friends will tell us next. (man) managing my type 2 diabetes wasn't my top priority. until i held her. i found my tresiba® reason. now i'm doing more to lower my a1c. i take

answer questions about his decision to revoke the security clearance of former cia director john brennan. >> mrin his initial statement read by press secretary sarah sanders, the president said his decision was prompted by brennan's, quote, erratic conduct. >> mr. brennan's lying and recent conduct characterized by increasingly frenzied commentary is wholly inconsistent with access to the nation's most closely held secrets. >> reporter: sanders said a range of other trump critics could be stripped of their clearances, too, and for the same reasons. but in an interview with "the wall street journal," the president offered an entirely different explanation, saying he was going after those former top national security officials because of the russia investigation. "i call it the rigged witch hunt. it is a sham," he said. "and these people led it! so i think it's something that had to be done." mr. brennan is a life-long intelligence officer who served democratic and republican administrations, including as deputy cia director for george w. bush. during the transition, he was among those who briefe

brennan. >> i believe that mr. trump decided to take this action as he has done with others to try to intimidate and suppress criticism of him or his administration. revoking my security clearances is his way of trying to get back at me. i think i have tried to voice the concerns of millions of americans about mr. trump's failures in terms of fulfilling the responsibilities of that sacred and solemn office of the presidency. this is not going to deter me at all. i am going to speak out. i am worried about the message that it appears mr. trump is trying to send others. including those who currently hold security clearances in the government. i think he included bruce orr among those he is reviewing. both inside and outside of the government to make sure that they don't say anything either that is critical of mr. trump or with which he disagrees. and i have seen this type of behavior and actions on the part of foreign tyrants and despots and autocrats for many years. i never ever thought that i would see it here in t

that's the thing because mr brennan has been an outspoken critic of the president and there are otherirs of mr trump we may get their security clearance ta ken hairs of mr trump we may get their security clearance taken away as well. what unites them all is that they are critics of the administration. yes, let's take john brennan first of all. this is what he said, after president trump had that summit in helsinki with vladimir putin. not only were trump‘s comments imbecilic, he‘s in the pocket of putin, nothing short of treasonous, he said. this is what he said yes today about donald trump‘s trumps over this former aide. it is danny houghton the new failed to live up to the minimum standards of civility and probity. let‘s not cut through it, john brennan was outspoken in his criticism of the serving president and i‘m sure the president was serious but surely the threshold for having your security clearance revoked is that you have leaked national security information improperly or you have monetised it in some way. in the statement from sarah sanders there was no suggestion that he h

mr. brennan has a right to freedom of speech, critic or no critic. it should not strip him of husband ability to practice his livelihood. he is, as far as we know, he has been a great patriotic american, served presidents of both parties. this is an unheard of, unprecedented action by retributive president of the united states. >> later in the program, is the omarosa manigault newman story a case of trump versus lesser trumps. i'm joined by frank bruni, he thinks so, and the paul manafort case is now up to the jury. we'll have details on closing arguments and what the judge had to say ahead on the program. there's little rest for a single dad, and back pain made it hard to sleep and get up on time. then i found aleve pm. the only one to combine a safe sleep aid, plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. i'm back. aleve pm for a better am. it's absolute confidence in 30,00or it isn't. arts, it's inspected by mercedes-benz factory-trained technicians, or it isn't. it's backed by an unlimited mileage warranty, or it isn't. for those who never s

cia director john brennan any benefits that senior officials might glean from consultations with mr brennan are now outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behavior traditionally former high ranking u.s. government officials retained their security clearances to enable consultations on pressing issues the white house charges brennan and others who are trying to make money off that access profiting from public speaking events through book sales and even as t.v. commentators i think donald trump has badly sullied the reputation of the office of the presidency brennan has also been a vocal critic of trump on twitter the white house says it's pulling but it's clear it's specifically for contradictory and erroneous testimony before congress alleging he falsely denied the cia had infiltrated so. senate staff members computers mr brennan has a history that calls into question is objectivity and credibility on twitter brennan responded saying that my principles are worth far more than clearances i will not relent democratic members of congress argue revoking brennan's clearance is

mr. brennan. you dploektor brennan. >> i do. >> when you seen him speak on friday and then this morning on "meet the press," put in context to the comments he made so far about being treasonist. >> first of all, mr. brennan is an extremely serious man. he understands the words he used. he is an intelligence analyst. i think he explained himself very carefully. he described the behavior as trees onnist, having the aspects of treason. wasn't making a legal argument. he's not a lawyer. wasn't delivering an indictment. that's said, when john brennan speaks and michael hayden speaks and others speak, these are serious, serious people who have been in this system and have worked for presidents of parties for a long time. they should be listened to. what they know of which they speak. i think it's important they understand they're using words very, very carefully. >> very carefully. then on the flip side, those critical of what director brennan has been saying so far, why are you in the media, why are you

cia director john brennan any benefits that senior officials might glean from consultations with mr brennan are now outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behavior traditionally former high ranking u.s. government officials retained their security clearances to enable consultations on pressing issues the white house charges brennan and others are trying to make money off that access profiting from public speaking events through book sales and even as t.v. commentators i think donald trump has badly sullied the reputation of the office of the presidency brennan has also been a vocal critic of trump on twitter the white house says it's pulling but it's clear it's specifically for contradictory and erroneous testimony before congress alleging he falsely denied the cia had infiltrated senate staff members computers mr brennan has a history that calls into question is objectivity and credibility on twitter brennan responded saying that my principles are worth far more than clearances i will not relent democratic members of congress argue revoking brennan's clearance is a misuse

mr. brennan to fight for that security clearance back.he manafort jury starts deliberations today. bret, if i could get your thoughts as manafort, mueller, trump, all wait on the jury's verdict. what will we see happen today? >> i think you'll see this jury move fairly quickly from what we saw going in. this trial moved pretty fast. this judge moved it along. there is a lot of detail, a lot of documents, a lot of -- remember, these are just numbers. this is tax fraud, bank fraud. this is not dealing with russia or any collusion. in fact, trump wasn't even mentioned except at the end the judge before sending the jury off said mr. trump, are you in the room? he was talking about another guy named trump and the entire courtroom including manafort broke up laughing. they really didn't talk about the campaign that much and this is about manafort and numbers. we'll see how fast it goes. >> sandra: his fate is in the hands of the 12 men and women from northern virginia and we'll see where it goes today. we'll see you tonight live at 6:00 p.m. ea

mr. brennan has recently leveraged his status to name a seefers unfounded and outrage us allegations wild outbursts on the internet and tferlings. mr. brennan's line and recent conduct is wholly inconsistent with access to the facial's most closely 4e8d secrets. >> trevor: unfounded allegations, wild outbursts and lying. sounds like sarah sanders is reading from president trump's daily schedule. (laughter) that is what it sounds like to me, mr. president we feed to wrap thup, will you be late for your 12:30 outburst, come on. i don't really understand why former officials need to keep their security claryance forever. as far as i know nick fury isn't showing up to john brennan unannounced to bring him back for one last job but something tells me trump isn't just protecting secrets for the good 69 country. >> as part of this review i'm evaluating action with respect to the following individuals. james clapper, james comey, michael hadden, sally yaits, susan rice, andrew mckaib, peter strzok, and bruce orb. >> trevor: the list, trying to hide it as something as i'm canceling security cleara

mr. brennan access to classified information. will direct appropriate step of the national security council to make the necessary arrangements with the appropriate agencies to implement this determination. with that, i will take your questions. >> i want to ask, but first a follow-up on that. it seems like everybody you mentioned has been a political critic of the president. is he going after political opponents? >> know, there were others that we deemed necessary. we can certainly take a look. you can watch the rest of today's briefing at our website c-span.com --.org. at 8 p.m. on c-span, senators joni ernst enters pearson gillibrand at the senate finance committee on paid family leave. we have been exploring how new parents could elect to receive a benefit to social security. in return for receiving benefits , participants would be for the collection of their social security benefits upon retirement. through the working complexities, but i am hopeful we can craft a policy that will benefit most families and those who need it t

cia director john brennan any benefits that senior officials might glean from consultations with mr brennan are now outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behavior traditionally former high ranking u.s. government officials retained their security clearances to enable consultations on pressing issues the white house charges brennan and others are trying to make money off that access profiting from public speaking events through book sales and even as t.v. commentators think donald trump has. the reputation of the office of the presidency brennan has also been a vocal critic of trump on twitter the white house says it's pulling but its clear is specifically for contradictory and erroneous testimony before congress alleging he falsely denied the cia had infiltrated senate staff members computers mr brennan has a history that calls into question is objectivity and credibility on twitter brennan responded saying that my principles are worth far more than clearances i will not relent democratic members of congress argue revoking brennan's clearance is a misuse of presidential p

mr. brennan has gone over the line.campaign. they want to make sure she doesn't speak badly of the candidate.

mr. brennan are now outweighed by the risk posed by his erratic conduct and behavior. second, that conduct and behavior tested and far exceeded the limits of any personal courtesy that may have been due to him. history has called into question his objectivity and credibility. i'm evaluating action with respect to the following the visuals, james clapper, james comey and, michael hayden, sally and yates, susan rice, anja mckay, peter strzok, lisa page, and bruce ohr. security clearances for those who still have the may be revoked and those who have reduced their security clearance may not have it reinstated. >> sean: it is about time, for months here on this program we have been calling out brennan over his serious and blatant abuse of power. during his time as obama cia director, john brennan was responsible for the proliferation of christopher steele's dirty dossier in an effort to take down then candidate donald trump and legitimized salacious, unverified claims, russian lies found in that dossier. brennan leaked its contents to then senator harry reid which subseque

mr. brennan believed there was a top.f he repeated in an airport some of the things he said on tv they would put him in handcuffs or a straitjacket. there is nothing wrong with that. this is a free country. i may disagree wit, but this is a free country but you can't become a politician and do it in the morning and at night use your security clearance to call your friends in the bureaucracy and get inside information. now mr. brennan, he seems surprised that his security clearance would be removed. i can't imagine why. he wants to be a politician. politics is not -- it is a full contact sport. if you want to run with the big dogs, you're going to get bitten a few times. stuart: yep. >> i think mr. brennan made his decision. it is about the money. it is about politics and you know, god bless him if that is what he wants to do, but he can't have it both ways. stuart: well-said, mr. senator. i have to move this one on louisiana, your state won't let two big banks work on a bond sale. those banks don't like guns. seems to me

in a statement, he accused mr brennan of using his access to sensitive information to make unfounded the administration. mr brennan said the move was part of president trump's broader effort to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics. police investigating an incident in which a car crashed into barriers outside the houses of parliament have been given more time to question a 29—year—old man. salih khater, who came to britain from sudan, was held on a terrorism charge, and has since been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. new zealand's parliament has banned many foreigners from buying existing homes in the country. the move is aimed at making properties more affordable, and it only applies to non—residents. australians and singaporeans are exempt because of free—trade deals. briony sowden has more. new zealand is attractive for a number of reasons. it's become a sort of sanctuary for the world's rich. james cameron actually owns a propertyjust outside of wellington in a place called wairarapa, and queenstown, which many people know as a tourist hotspot, has a new residen

in a statement, he accused mr brennan of using his access to sensitive information to make unfounded his administration. mr brennan said the move was part of president trump's broader effort to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics. the security clearance of other former officials is also under review. the two women charged over the assassination of kim jong—nam, the half—brother of north korea's leader, are expected to find out later today whether or not they'll go on trial. a malaysian judge will shortly rule on the case against siti aisyah and doan thi huong, who are accused of smearing the lethal nerve agent vx over the face of mr kim at kuala lumpur international airport last year. the pair claim they believed they were playing roles in a prank television show. we'll speak live to our correspondent in kuala lumpar in an hour's time. new zealand's parliament has banned many foreigners from buying existing homes in the country. the move is aimed at making properties more affordable, and it only applies to non—residents. australians and singaporeans are exempt because of fr

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mr. brennan and the others are under review. >> harris: brennan responding in a "new york times" op-ed accusing the president of using his power to the ongoing investigation "mr. trump clearly has become more desperate to protect himself in those close to him which is why he made the politically motivated decision to revoke my security clearance and to stare into science others who might dare to challenge him. the top democrat on the senate intel committee also went after the president's decision. >> this had an eerie memory of an enemies list. these people were being singled out. to either have their clearance is revoked or the process of being revoked, it smacks a nixonian practice of trying to silence anyone who is able to criticize this president. putting us in uncharted territory. >> harris: republican senator john kennedy says that brennan had it coming. >> well, i made my feelings known about mr. brennan, i think that most americans look at our national intelligence experts as being above politics. mr. brennan has demonstrated that if that is not the case. he has been very political. i t

mr. brennan. >> judge jeanine: i talk about brennan in my book and i call him pond scum brennan.forth deep state. if you want to read about him. i have got them all here. final question to you, marc. when it comes this mueller investigation do you think it will come to an end before the mid terms? do you think it will go on and on? the lindsey graham letter isn't going anywhere unless rod rosenstein or jeff sessions decides they want to get back in line with law and order and that's not happening. >> i think the best way bob mueller can try to salvage his reputation is to get this wrapped up so he can be accused of not trying to influence the midterm election. if there is any possible way, i would hope that he would take that. you have got a few weeks left. get your report written. get it to the people who need to see it and then let's let the american people find out what b actually happened because, as the president said from day one there has been no collusion and there has still been no evidence of it.de >> or else, give -- >> judge jeanine: coming up, rush limbaugh is soundi

mr. brennan has demonstrated that that's not the case. he's been totally political.meant it. i think he's given the national intelligence community a bad name. i don't see why he would need a security clearance. i really don't. >> i mean, you know, a few republicans have spoken out against trump's actions on brenner. but i mean, all in all there's no bipartisanship, so much for bipartisanship. >> these guys live in the state of either fear or admiration of donald trump at all times. they will do nothing that will cause his rage to be transferred from john brennan on to them. and so, you know, the moral cowardice of all these people is extreme at all times. and, you know, look. kennedy's statement, he's got a colorful style to him. i guess that was sort of on brand for him. but you didn't hear a lot of people, you know, saying that the intelligence community doesn't need to be treated as a political football by donald trump. these are retired intelligence officers, they have every first amendment right to speak out. they have every first amendment right within the bou